Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 4, 1831
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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 4, 1831
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1831-09-04
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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 4, 1831
action: sent
sender:
Louisa Canfield
Person
Name: Louisa Canfield
Birth: 1805-10-29
Death: 1839-01-04
Person
location:
Bargaintown NJ
Place
Name: City: Bargaintown
County: Atlantic
State: NJ
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
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revision: bms 2015-11-18
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Bargain Town, Septber 4th
Sunday
My dear Brother
I am very much relieved to hear
of the recovery of your children
People
be too much for them. I had a long kind letter from
Frances
Person
but she said she expected to be absent.
Another thing I am very happy to inform you—
that my long wish’d & anticipated visit has been
concluded upon. Our Brother Silas
Person
Place
(who has been staying some weeks with us) will return
in about two weeks and in consequence of some
chills I have had M.
Person
This I know is sooner than you leave Albany
Place
S– can’t stay longer & I may go either to Mine Hill
Place
or Orange Co
Place
I shall expect a letter when I reach New York
Place
from you. We are all well now, and most of us in good
glee. I calculate I fear too much on this visit.
Your affectionate Sister,
Lousia C Canfield
Wm H. Seward Esq.
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Sunday, September 4, 1831
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